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“Suitable for lunch not for dinner”
Review of Chinatown Complex

Chinatown Complex
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Ranked #11 of 588 Quick Bites in Singapore
Cuisines: Chinese
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Dining options: Late Night
Neighborhood: Central Area/City Area
Reviewed June 27, 2016 via mobile

I go there with family for dinner from our hotel at orchard. The information from the internet mentioned they close at 10pm; but actually many stall closed when we were visiting at 7pm.
Only several stall, and there were not much choice. The taste and the price is not really good. It merely same with other food court in the other market. Not worthied to visit if you are not staying in chinatown area.

Date of visit: June 2016
Thank 565hendrat
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Reviewed June 16, 2016 via mobile

If you want a bit more authentic experience than the 'Food Street' give this place a try. I went based on a taxi driver recommendation and was not disappointed. Plenty to choose from and my fried oysters and Hokkien noodles hit the spot. Apparently the clay pot rice is one of the best, but we were too hungry to wait in the long queue.

Date of visit: June 2016
Thank Matt M
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Reviewed May 25, 2016 via mobile

For really good, cheap & huge choices of must try authentic local food, can't think of a better food centre than here.

This complex has 3 floors- 2nd floor is huge food centre, 1st floor are No-frills shops & Basement is the wet market.

Highly recommend to try following excellent food, which are our regular favourites . Some of these are very popular ( see pictures).

1. Babas Peranakan( Peranakan mixed dishes rice).
2. Super Mummy Hainanese Chicken Rice ( steam chicken rice).
3. Dragon Village Hainanese Curry rice- ( Chinese mixed dishes rice).
4. Kazan Japanese cuisine
5. Famous Chang Cheng noodles ( favourite is prawn noodle ).
6. Food Street fried kway teow mee (noodle ).
7. HongKong Mongkok Tim Sum
8. Aziz Jaffar Muslim Food
9. Bangkok Thai food
10 .Taiwanese Cuisine
11. 116 Roast duck/Soya sauce chicken/ Roast pork rice & noodle.
12. Freshly brewed Coffee & Toasts ( see picture)

As these stalls are owner owned & operated, they close once a week for rest. Most on Mondays but some on other days. To order, just point to item on display menu & tell the size u want ( prices level). Free seating anywhere.

Visit the basement wet market to see/try cheap tropical fruits & "experience" a local wet market. Browse for bargains on 1st floor shops.

Do not mistaken Chinatown Complex 2nd floor food centre for the roadside "tourists" Food Street ( both are adjacent to each other on same Smith Street.

To come here, exit at Pagoda Street from Chinatown MRT station. Smith Street is 2 streets away on the right side of Pagoda Street

Date of visit: May 2016
3  Thank Travelove58
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Reviewed May 20, 2016

This is the place all Foodies must visit if you are passing through Singapore. It is located in Chinatown and you can get there by the Northeast mrt line (NEL; purple line) or the Downtown line (Blue line). The basement has stalls selling fresh vegetables, meat and seafoods. The street level has stalls selling clothes and many other products. But the second level is where the stalls selling various cooked food are located. There are many good food here but do try the Soya Sauce Braised Chicken noodles - it is first class. But you got to be patient - there is usually a very long queue.

Date of visit: May 2016
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2  Thank Pak Soon L
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Reviewed May 11, 2016

Came here today for lunch with some colleagues and tried a selection of the stalls. Started with some wonton mee pok noodles from the Fatty Ox HK Kitchen ($4). Then had some traditional Chinese dessert at 115 Tang Shui ($2), then a carrot juice at one of the juice stalls ($2) and finished with a surprisingly decent local coffee from The Fifties coffee stall ($1). Pretty decent value for the price paid. Facilities are pretty basic, but if you don't mind the surroundings there is some decent food to be had here.

Date of visit: May 2016
Thank KGB777
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